Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-12-08
A TOUGH TIME.
Constable Bennett While Arresting a Pris-
onsr Is Roughly Handled.

Constable Bennett While Arresting a Pris-
oner Is Roughly Handled.
Yesterday afternoon James Bowman, Of
Fulton, swore out warrants before Justice
d. u. Phillips charging Lon McManaway
and George Bennett with assault and bat
terry upon him and with carrying concealed
weapons The warrants were given into
the hands of Constable Thomas d. Ben
nett, who went up street and captured
George Bennett, and the Justice held him
III the sum OF 500 for the assault and bat
terry case and 500 for carrying concealed
weapons Bond was furnished by the
prisoner and he was released. An ugly
looking handy billy" WAS taken from
him when arrested, which it is alleged he
used on Bowman, while McbIanaway was
charged with having drawn knife.
Last evening, Constable Bennett, armed
with the warrant for McManaway, went
up to his saloon, and informed the young
chap that he had warrant for his arrest.
McNIaraway asked him to read il, which
the Constable did. McNlanaway then told
Capt. Bennett that he would lot 90 with
him. The Captain said he guessed he
would, and reached for his prisoner, who
drew back and told the Captain if he laid
hsnds on him he would kill him, as he
made motion for his pistol pocket. The
Officer followed the action, at the same
time Seizing the prisoner who suddenly
drew back and struck him blow i'll the
face.
A crowd Of some seven or eight men then
rushed to McManaway's assistance and
succeeded IN wrestling him from the
clutches OF the officer, who was handled
rather roughly and held until MCSlanaway
escaped out the rear door. When Capt.
Bennett succeeded in releasing himself he
started after McManaway, but the latter
had escaped in the darkness,
Captain Bennett then sought the assist
ance of Officer Ben Dunlap, and after
searching the vicinity for some time they
found McManaway in the house OF Mrs.
Carliss, in Alley C. He WAS arrested and
taken to Justice Phillips office, aud while
the Justice WAS making ont the commit
ment McManaway made a Sudden break
for Capt Bennett and lunged a blow at his
face, which missed him, and the officer
promptly knocked him down, add McMau-
away would have Jared badly had there
been 10 interference Before he was taken
out be made another attempt to strike the |
officer, hut was again unsuccessful. He |
was then taken to jail, and it was the |
hardest kind Of work to get him into a
cell.
Three charges are entered against him,
assault and battery, carrying concealed |
weapons and resisting an officer, the pen |
atty for the latter charge being fine OF
not less than $50 nor more than $500 and |
a sentence to jail for Que year at the dis
cretiOn of the court. As this charge will |
take him before the Circuit Court, he will |
no doubt get the full benefit Of the law. |
As no one offered TO put up 81, 700 bail, he
is still in his prison cell.
Charles McManaway went before Justice |
Ankle and wanted to swear out warrant |
for Constable Bennett, but, of course, was
refused The circumstances and incidents
the arrest caused good deal |
of excitement in the Second Ward. Such |
ruffianism can only be quelled by liberal |
use of the club or some other convincing |
weapon, and the only mistake Captain |
Bennett made Last evening was in not
using such an argument. He comes off
with both eyes blacked, and no doubt the |
next time an occasion OF the same kind !
occurs the other side will get decidedly |
the worst OF the matter.
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